Gilbert A. Bliss State Forest
Gilbert A. Bliss State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cummington Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 13.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 12 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 13 mi
- Overlook · 13 mi
- Lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pettingill Field: 0.7 mi
- Goshen Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Worthington Town Park: 4.4 mi
- Wildlife Blind: 4.5 mi
- Belding Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- The Mount: 1.2 mi
- Burnell Hill: 1.8 mi
- Clark Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Rood: 2.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.6 mi
- West Street Cemetary: 6.2 mi
- Gardner Homestead Cellarhole: 6.7 mi
- Mill River Dam: 7.6 mi
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 7.6 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 7.7 mi
- Kingman Tavern Museum: 1.0 mi
- Worthington Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Goshen Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- C3: 15.4 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 16.0 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 16.8 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 16.9 mi
- McKinley Statue: 17.1 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 15.3 mi
- Capen Garden: 15.3 mi
- Systematics Garden: 15.3 mi
- Titans Piazza: 18.1 mi
- Roaring Falls: 18.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 18.7 mi
- Hoosac Range: 19.1 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 20.5 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 3.0 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 11.8 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 12.7 mi
- Antique Truck: 13.5 mi
- hole in wall: 14.3 mi
- Glendale Falls: 8.2 mi
- Tannery Falls: 13.5 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.4 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 15.3 mi
- Twin Cascade: 16.8 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 6.8 mi
- David Musante Beach: 11.1 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 14.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.6 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 17.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 21.1 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.1 mi
- Rd: 21.2 mi
- Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Gilbert A. Bliss State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haskell Hill | WSW 251° | 680 m | 8.6 mi |
| French Hill | WSW 258° | 675 m | 8.2 mi |
| West Mountain | NW 324° | 638 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | WNW 290° | 631 m | 4.8 mi |
| Parker Hill | N 354° | 617 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bashan Hill | W 261° | 614 m | 5.2 mi |
| Knowles Hill | WSW 251° | 613 m | 4.6 mi |
| Deer Hill | NW 313° | 602 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29748038
Day trips start here
- Cummington · 6 mi
- Hinsdale · 12 mi
- Becket · 13 mi
- Chester · 13 mi
- Charlemont · 14 mi
- Dalton · 14 mi
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